Probably the patriarchal age · around 2000 BC (according to tradition)
Job Bible quiz
Start with these 3 free questions on Job. Tap an answer to check it: each one is explained with the verse it comes from. The full quiz (12 questions, up to the details most readers miss) is in Bible Academy.
Easy questions
1. In which land did Job live?
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Answer: The land of Uz. The book opens: “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job.” Job 1:1
2. What does Job say as he falls to the ground in worship, after hearing of his children’s deaths?
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Answer: “The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away”. Job fell down upon the ground and worshipped, and said: “The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.” “Curse God, and die!” will be his wife’s line. Job 1:20–21
3. How long did the three friends sit in silence beside Job?
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Answer: Seven days and seven nights. “They sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him,” for they saw how very great his grief was. Job 2:13